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Bartolomé de las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas
Lawrence A Clayton
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Description for Bartolomé de las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas
Paperback. After Christopher Columbus, Bartolome de las Casas is the single most important figure in the period of the Encounter, a time of conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages. Here Clayton provides a history of the age as told through the life of Las Casas. Editor(s): Clayton, Lawrence A. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.
This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.
- Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus’s voyages
- Argues that Las Casas, ‘protector of Indians,' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians
- Draws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas ... Read more
- Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405194280
SKU
V9781405194280
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About Lawrence A Clayton
Lawrence A. Clayton is Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of History at the University of Alabama. His books include A History of Modern Latin America, second edition (2004), Peru and the United States: The Condor and the Eagle (1999), and The De Soto Chronicles (editor, 1993). He is currently writing the first major biography of Las Casas in ... Read more
Reviews for Bartolomé de las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas
“Beside my students, I would recommend this book to anyone with a desire to understand better what is one of the most compelling periods in history.” (The Journal of Latin American Studies, 1 April 2013) "Clayton (Univ. of Alabama) has written an excellent, concise survey of the life and work of Bartolome de las Casas, the Dominican friar ... Read more